{"product_id":"judeo-arabic-literature-in-tunisia-1850-1950-yosef-tobi-9780814328712","title":"Judeo-Arabic Literature in Tunisia, 1850-1950","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a result of the introduction of the printing press in the mid-nineteenth century and the proximity of European culture, language, and literature after the French occupation in 1881, Judeo-Arabic literature flourished in Tunisia until the middle of the twentieth century. As the most spoken language in the country, vernacular Judeo-Arabic allowed ideas from the Jewish Enlightenment in Europe (the Haskalah) to spread widely and also offered legitimacy to the surrounding Arab culture. In this volume, authors Yosef and Tsivia Tobi present works of Judeo-Arabic Tunisian literature that have been previously unstudied and unavailable in translation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In nine chapters, the authors present a number of works that were both originals and translations, divided by genre.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eBeginning each with a brief introduction to the material, they present translations of \u003cem\u003epiyyutim\u003c\/em\u003e (liturgical poems), malzumat (satirical ballads), \u003cem\u003eqinot\u003c\/em\u003e (laments), ghnayat (songs), essays on ideology and propaganda, drama and the theater, hikayat and deeds of righteous men (fiction), and Daniel Hagège's \u003cem\u003eCirculation of Tunisian Judeo-Arabic Books, \u003c\/em\u003ean important early critical work\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e A comprehensive introduction details the flowering of Judeo-Arabic literature in North Africa and appendixes of Judeo-Arabic journals, other periodicals, and books complete this volume.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ultimately, the authors reveal the effect of Judeo-Arabic literature on the spiritual formation of not only the literate male population of Tunisian Jews, who spent a good part of their time at the synagogue, but also on women, the lower and middle classes, and conservatives who leaned toward modernization. Originally published in Hebrew, \u003cem\u003eJudeo-Arabic Literature in Tunisia, 1850-1950\u003c\/em\u003e will be welcomed by English-speaking scholars interested in the literature and culture of this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yosef Tobi,Tsivia Tobi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814328717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814328712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and A\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.42w x 1.21d","brand":"Yosef Tobi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623488270591,"sku":"9780814328712","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_42a1ee01-6edb-4f39-bf18-05d1772a898c.jpg?v=1780432876","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/judeo-arabic-literature-in-tunisia-1850-1950-yosef-tobi-9780814328712","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}